Greenpeace Wins: Bangladeshis Lose

Courts ban 'toxic' ship from Bangladesh waters

"Prior to commencing her final voyage, the Alfaship was made gas free and emptied of oil cargo residues," company spokesman Nicholas Brown said in a statement.

"Alfaship is no different from hundreds of tankers and other merchant vessels sold for demolition in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan in recent years. "The fact that the ship appears on a list on the website of Greenpeace appears to be completely arbitrary," he added.

For more perspective on this matter I highly recommend The Outlaw Sea by William Langewiesche.